diff --git a/OpenSim/ApplicationPlugins/RemoteController/RemoteAdminPlugin.cs b/OpenSim/ApplicationPlugins/RemoteController/RemoteAdminPlugin.cs
index 08f3dc7e9e..c270428e10 100644
--- a/OpenSim/ApplicationPlugins/RemoteController/RemoteAdminPlugin.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/ApplicationPlugins/RemoteController/RemoteAdminPlugin.cs
@@ -3115,7 +3115,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.ApplicationPlugins.RemoteController
             UserAccount account = userAccountService.GetUserAccount(scopeID, firstName, lastName);
             if (null == account)
             {
-                account = new UserAccount(scopeID, firstName, lastName, email);
+                account = new UserAccount(scopeID, UUID.Random(), firstName, lastName, email);
                 if (account.ServiceURLs == null || (account.ServiceURLs != null && account.ServiceURLs.Count == 0))
                 {
                     account.ServiceURLs = new Dictionary<string, object>();
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Application/OpenSimBase.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Application/OpenSimBase.cs
index 866ba9a8d4..a6b91a3e34 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Application/OpenSimBase.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Application/OpenSimBase.cs
@@ -462,9 +462,18 @@ namespace OpenSim
                     string password = MainConsole.Instance.PasswdPrompt("Password");
                     string email = MainConsole.Instance.CmdPrompt("Email", "");
 
+                    string rawPrincipalId = MainConsole.Instance.CmdPrompt("ID", UUID.Random().ToString());
+        
+                    UUID principalId = UUID.Zero;
+                    if (!UUID.TryParse(rawPrincipalId, out principalId))
+                    {
+                        m_log.ErrorFormat("[OPENSIM]: ID {0} is not a valid UUID", rawPrincipalId);
+                        return;
+                    }
+
                     account
                         = ((UserAccountService)scene.UserAccountService).CreateUser(
-                            regionInfo.ScopeID, first, last, password, email);
+                            regionInfo.ScopeID, principalId, first, last, password, email);
                 }
 //                    }
             }
diff --git a/OpenSim/Services/Interfaces/IUserAccountService.cs b/OpenSim/Services/Interfaces/IUserAccountService.cs
index 9c992e04a6..20414f6550 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Services/Interfaces/IUserAccountService.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Services/Interfaces/IUserAccountService.cs
@@ -44,9 +44,9 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Interfaces
             PrincipalID = principalID;
         }
 
-        public UserAccount(UUID scopeID, string firstName, string lastName, string email)
+        public UserAccount(UUID scopeID, UUID principalID, string firstName, string lastName, string email)
         {
-            PrincipalID = UUID.Random();
+            PrincipalID = principalID;
             ScopeID = scopeID;
             FirstName = firstName;
             LastName = lastName;
diff --git a/OpenSim/Services/UserAccountService/UserAccountService.cs b/OpenSim/Services/UserAccountService/UserAccountService.cs
index e071b94dd5..923be7e9df 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Services/UserAccountService/UserAccountService.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Services/UserAccountService/UserAccountService.cs
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.UserAccountService
                 {
                     MainConsole.Instance.Commands.AddCommand("UserService", false,
                             "create user",
-                            "create user [<first> [<last> [<pass> [<email>]]]]",
+                            "create user [<first> [<last> [<pass> [<email> [<user id>]]]]]",
                             "Create a new user", HandleCreateUser);
 
                     MainConsole.Instance.Commands.AddCommand("UserService", false,
@@ -321,6 +321,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.UserAccountService
             string lastName;
             string password;
             string email;
+            string rawPrincipalId;
 
             List<char> excluded = new List<char>(new char[]{' '});
 
@@ -340,7 +341,16 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.UserAccountService
                 email = MainConsole.Instance.CmdPrompt("Email", "");
             else email = cmdparams[5];
 
-            CreateUser(UUID.Zero, firstName, lastName, password, email);
+            if (cmdparams.Length < 7)
+                rawPrincipalId = MainConsole.Instance.CmdPrompt("User ID", UUID.Random().ToString());
+            else
+                rawPrincipalId = cmdparams[6];
+
+            UUID principalId = UUID.Zero;
+            if (!UUID.TryParse(rawPrincipalId, out principalId))
+                throw new Exception(string.Format("ID {0} is not a valid UUID", rawPrincipalId));
+
+            CreateUser(UUID.Zero, principalId, firstName, lastName, password, email);
         }
 
         protected void HandleShowAccount(string module, string[] cmdparams)
@@ -453,16 +463,17 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.UserAccountService
         /// Create a user
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="scopeID">Allows hosting of multiple grids in a single database.  Normally left as UUID.Zero</param>
+        /// <param name="principalID">ID of the user</param>
         /// <param name="firstName"></param>
         /// <param name="lastName"></param>
         /// <param name="password"></param>
         /// <param name="email"></param>
-        public UserAccount CreateUser(UUID scopeID, string firstName, string lastName, string password, string email)
+        public UserAccount CreateUser(UUID scopeID, UUID principalID, string firstName, string lastName, string password, string email)
         {
             UserAccount account = GetUserAccount(UUID.Zero, firstName, lastName);
             if (null == account)
             {
-                account = new UserAccount(UUID.Zero, firstName, lastName, email);
+                account = new UserAccount(UUID.Zero, principalID, firstName, lastName, email);
                 if (account.ServiceURLs == null || (account.ServiceURLs != null && account.ServiceURLs.Count == 0))
                 {
                     account.ServiceURLs = new Dictionary<string, object>();